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Supreme People’s Court of China confirms jurisdiction over SEP global rate setting in OPPO v. Sharp

A local expert discusses the verdict in great detail.

Changes to the Australian Designs Act

Among these is the inclusion of a grace period. During this grace period, applicants may publish their designs and make it public for up to 12 months before applying for protection of said designs.

To address GII laggards, IPOPHL recommends the formation of multi-sectoral organizations

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has called for better collaboration between government, business, and academia, as well as the creation of multi-sectoral task groups, in response to the Philippines' one-notch drop in the...

Korean Intellectual Property Office sets up special judicial police for technology issues

While this Techno Squad is brand new, the SJP in other areas are not and have actually been going on for over a decade.

Complaints from India prompt Google to remove highest no. of content, mostly for copyright issues

In its monthly transparency report last month, Google stated it took down an all-time high of 95,680 pieces of content in response to 36,934 complaints from users in India last July.

Singapore maintains eighth ranking in latest global innovation index

As an innovative economy, Singapore ranked first in the Innovation Input SubIndex and attained the top position for two new indicators relating to capital raising and financing – Venture Capital Investors and Venture Capital Recipients.

China Threatens To Ban eCommerce Sites for IP Violations

IPOPHL signs MoU to promote patent professionalization and IP awareness

IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba and APPI President Editha R. Hechanova signed the MOU in a virtual ceremony on September 7, laying out the areas of collaboration and activities that both parties would pursue over the following four years.

China’s e-commerce law amendments can shut Alibaba, Taobao, Tmall, JD, etc if they flout IP rules

Two local experts dissect the deal in detail.

Reduced patent fees for all recognized educational institutions announced in India

This means a recognized university, college or school applying for a patent will only have to pay Rs 84,900 lakh (US$1,159) for filing publication and renewal, as compared to the original fee of Rs 4,24,500 lakh (US$5,794).

Mandopop star Leehom Wang asks fans to stop buying the pirated version of his online singing class

Experts in China share the status of this case and the endeavours taken by the local video-sharing websites to curb piracy.

Additional IP resources for Singaporean enterprises announced during IP Week

More IP resources for business enterprises in Singapore were announced during the recently-concluded IP Week @ SG 2021.

Hong Kong Customs combats counterfeiting activities involving goods bound for the United States

A Chinese and an American expert comment on the enforcement endeavours of their jurisdictions.

Number of IP Filings In The Philippines Increaes By 20% In First Half

The total number of IP applications was 22,919. The most significant rise was in utility model (UM) submissions, which increased by 26% from 592 to 744 between January and June of last year.

BTS’ Butter commits no copyright infringement, the group’s label claims

While the ARMY is busy taking the “Permission To Dance” challenge like Elton John recently did, they should be aware of this news as it is not about plagiarism but rather, fake news and dual contract committed by others.